The Big Data programme is offered atÊUniversity of the West of Scotland.ÊInternational Data Corporation (IDC: a market research firm) forecast that the Big Data technology market will grow at a 26.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to £28.79 billion by 2018 Ð approximately six times the growth rate of the overall information technology market; with 30% organizations collecting big data and/or the market of data driven services.

Our modules will prepare you to make notable contributions in modern day organizations with Big Data technologies. Equipped with necessary knowledge and hand-on experience you will enhance your employability within UK and internationally.

Unique and challenging modules are introduced, including Mobile networks and smartphone applications, Data mining and visualisation in addition to Ethics for IT professionals and Object oriented analysis and design that provide the foundationÊfor Big Data.

Jobs

Examples of jobs available to you upon graduation include:

  • Data analysts
  • Data scientists
  • Data mining analysts
  • Technical developer
  • Project manager in Big Data

Salaries in these roles range from £30,000 to £75,000.